The Portland daily press., 1887-03-04

Looney will report a bill to give the concur
rent jurisdiction to the justices. The minor
ity and majority are both in earnest and the
affairs of Belfast are likely to got an airing
on the floors of the House.
The tuberculosis Investigation.
The investigation into the outbreak of tu-
berculosis was continued tonight, in the
Senate chamber. Secretary Gilbert, who
had such an unsatisfactory experience with
Mr. III. c. Burleigh's lawyer at the last meet
ing, was here tonight with lawyer of his
own, f. A. Southland of Augusta. Mr.. Gill
bert was examined. There was little new or
startling brought out, although the evidence
tended in the same way as that of last week.
DR.. Bailey testified as to his experience with
the college herd, and his action in regard TO
the Kent bull. He described tuberculosis,
cited instances where it had been transmit
ted by contagion, and expressed an opinion
that under certain circumstances the disease
might be transmitted from animals to human
beings through milk or meat. Dr. Bailey
read letters which he had received from Mr..
Gilbert, which, however, did not develop
anything new. The hearing has been con-
tinued over to tomorrow.
Before the Railroad Committee.
The railroad committee have decided to
give to 1.-THE promoters of the railroad from
Rumford Falls to Bryant's Pond on the
Grand Trunk a conditional permission to
their petition that they be allowed to sell or
lease their proposed road to some other rail
road. The condition is that the Rumford
Falls and Buckfield road be allowed eighteen
months in which to take steps to reach Rum
ford Falls. The judiciary committee have
decided to report unfavorably on the bill to
provide for a more perfect assessment of
taxes.
Capital Punishment.
The judiciary committee have a fondness
for five and five reports 1t was five and five
on woman suffrage and on the Bar Harbor
water question; and now it is five and five
on capital punishment Messrs. Dow,
Powers, Walton, Wiswell and Barker want
the death penalty abolished; the others,
Messrs. Heath, Lumbert, Talbot, GoOdnow
and Manley are in favor Of keeping it on
on the floor of the two Houses over this
question now.
Medical Registration.
The result of the investigation into the
Druidical University and the Maine Eclectic
College has been such disastrous roct for
those two institutions that the doctors of the
regular school do not propose to let the OPP
portunity slip to get medical registration
bill passed. Senator Sleeper of Androscog-
gin, announced in the Senate today, that he
should introduce medical registration bill
at an early date. the general sentiment
seems to be that such bin would be likely
to meet with little opposition.
The Aroostook Meeting.
A large number of people will attend the
Aroostook meeting in Boston Saturday, in
Guiding Gov. Bodwell, Counsellors Warren
and Carter, Senators Russell, Allen, Phair
Burrill, and Senator Nickels and lady. Then
there will be Major Dickey of the House,
Clark of Caribou. Col. J. w. Porter of Ban
gor, may go; Col Fred Atwood of Winter
port, is sure to go.
State Commerce Bill.
The men who are behind the bill to regu-
late freight and passenger rates on the rail-
roads of the State declare that they shall do
their best to get the measure before the Leg
islature where the members can put them
selves on record for or against it. The hear
ing before the railroad committee bill comes
Off tomorrow.
A Victory for Portland.
The judiciary committee have decided that |
it is right for the county of Cumberland to
bear the cost of the land damage for the
ferry way and will so report.
Notes.
The House today did not reconsider its |
vote, raising the salary of the judges of the |
Supreme Court, there being no one.to lead |
the fight for the economists.
The discussion of State prison labor has |
been assigned for Saturday in the Senate.
The bill to regulate water rates as been |
reported adversely.
The bill to allow the York Harbor & Beach |
Railroad to extend to junction with the |
Boston d Maine has been reported favora- |
bly,.
There win be two reports on the bill to al |
low the International road to change its To-
cation.
Senator Wescott was in his seat in the SEN
ate today for the first time since his illness. |